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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
4
A Whitewright post office notice warns that notices of entertainment, obituaries, and memorials incur regular advertising rates. The Denton Record Chronicle advocates simple uniforms to level the playing field in public schools, while the Terrell Tribune questions the value of rapid Bible reading versus practical understanding.
The Mineral Wells Index argues against applying baccalaureate to non university graduates and suggests Latin distinctions be shared by high schools and universities. The piece notes baccalaureate from Latin for bachelor and questions if high school graduates, including girls, should be called bachelors of youth or hope. It mocks excessive Latin use and ends with a Dallas News Want Ad plug.
A compendium of quotes from multiple papers notes social views and satirical takes. It lists editorials praising puzzles for family ties and jokes about money, discipline, models, crime, autos, installment plans, explosives, and the dollar bill’s durability.
A devotional supplication by Thomas Dreier blesses a future wife with strength, vitality, and a bond with nature. The speaker asks for a fearless, joyful, masterful partner who embodies open air, storms, streams, and stars, and for a shared life of wonder and constant search.
Gap Johnson of Rum pus Ridge recounts a wild tale where his son Bearcat fell and broke his arm, Greedy choked on a bone, Banty nearly lost his head to an ax, Coonrod was kicked in the stomach, his oldest girl eloped, the baby was hog bit, and Runt was run over by a car. Several other children also suffered mishaps.
Lucian Andrews leaves Monday for Memphis Tennessee to attend a Tennessee rural mail carriers meeting. He will also attend gatherings in Kentucky and New Mexico before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hardcastle and their daughter have returned to their home after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. EF. Hardcastle, south of town.
W. B. Womack with Misses Gladys Ray and Edna Womack spend a week in Austin while he attends the Texas Bar Association annual meeting. Miss Ray and Womack visit friends. Constable Ed Lankford collected two fines from a farm fight that started on hay and ended on the ground. A rain of .48 inches fell late Monday afternoon with broader showers in nearby areas north and northeast of Whitewright.
Sam McMillin of Denison formerly of this place is recovering from injuries after falling from an engine in the Denison railroad yards three weeks ago. His back was injured and he has been confined to a hospital since the accident. Billie Herbert, two year old son of Mr and Mrs Rhom Carr of Wolfe City, died in a Dallas sanitarium Saturday night at eight after several days illness from bowel trouble. The funeral was led by Rev J F Fender at Wolfe City Monday afternoon. Billie Herbert was a grandson of Mr and Mrs D S Carr of this place with several local friends attending.
A fragmentary prayer asking God to grant a vibrant flame of a woman as a mate. It seeks merriment, vigor for the strenuous life, enlarged vision, and wisdom, reflecting a devotional tone. The lines suggest a personal plea for partnership with strength, joy, and insight.
Robert Holland, who earned a law degree from the University of Texas, returned home Saturday after a stay in Austin and a visit to Dallas. Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Major’s son in law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Pickett, have been in the U.S. on leave from their missionary post in Laoag, P. I. They arrived from Illinois Tuesday night. Laura Lynn Major, also in China, is returning home for an indefinite visit with her parents.
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